Calvary Chapel Santa Barbara

Pastor David Guzik teaches a special message from Proverbs 4:11-12. God teaches us in wisdom to evaluate the path that we are on. We are responsible for evaluating that path’s direction and destination. As we look at where we’ve been, where we are going, and where we will be, it is important to make sure we walk in right paths.

In 1 John 3:3-9, John explains that what defines us as children of God is the love we have for one another. We are born from above for the purpose of living righteous lives full of love. The righteousness we practice should always be found in our love for one another to not validate sin, but also not to judge the sin of others in a condemning way. Even as we hunger and thirst for righteousness, we must always pursue love for one another.

In 1 John 3:3-9, John exhorts us to purify ourselves from the sin that can so easily entangle us. The first step is to identify the sin without justification, and then to bring it to Jesus for forgiveness and cleansing.

In 1 John 2:24-29, John encourages us to abide in the Word of God that we received when we first heard the gospel. That Word is eternal life to us, and God’s anointing lives within us. Let us live lives of righteousness so that we will be prepared when Jesus returns!